Technology leaders in the White House have promoted greater use of cloud technology at the federal level almost from the start of the Obama presidency. The administration issued its strongest backing yet for cloud technology with last month’s release of the “Federal Cloud Computing Strategy.” Officials are using the strategy not only to pull together various cloud initiatives into a coherent package, but also as a directive to federal agencies to actively pursue cloud solutions. The strategy raises the bar for federal cloud adoption.
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The Huge, Gathering Cloud Over Washington
Posted by: John K. Higgins March 2, 2011 05:00 AMTechnology leaders in the White House have promoted greater use of cloud technology at the federal level almost from the start of the Obama presidency. The administration issued its strongest backing yet for cloud technology with last month’s release of the “Federal Cloud Computing Strategy.” Officials are using the strategy not only to pull together various cloud initiatives into a coherent package, but also as a directive to federal agencies to actively pursue cloud solutions. The strategy raises the bar for federal cloud adoption.